Orcish Healer
Creature — Orc Cleric
, 
: Target creature can't be regenerated this turn.
, : Regenerate target black or green creature.
, : Regenerate target black or green creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap Theme Decks
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #30838
Orcish Healer does almost nothing — a one-time regeneration shield on a 1/1 body for three mana is not a meaningful rate in any format. Skip it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Orcish Healer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not the same as playability. In Commander, a three-mana 1/1 that regenerates one creature once has no role — the format demands permanent value, and a single-use protection effect on a fragile body delivers neither. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for Orcish Healer to matter; decks in those formats protect pieces with countermagic, not a tapped-out creature. There is no realistic shell across any of these formats where this card earns a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Orcish Healer sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price is already generous for what the card does. It holds no meaningful demand, so don't expect the number to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.